The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-03-10

Must Get the Read This Time.
The people of Tallahassee have long
been locking to the opening Of q rail route
notthward a. the dsy-dswn Of . new err,
the beginning of progress and prosperity.
The proposition Of the Savannah, Florida
AID Western Railway Company, and the
effort of our people to comply. with the
conditions precedent, certainly promise
the early construction of the road, for it
is easily within our power to meet those
conditions. The road being built, and
we will not believe that it can now fail
through the fault of our people, let MS
briefly glance at what it will do for this
now comparatively isolated city and
county. 1t will place us nearer than we
now are to several millions Of people, by
scores of miles, many hours, and number
of dollars for each traveller; this will
multiply the people who come here
now, despite distance, time and money
spent. The people who come will be
charmed with our country, as all are, and
of the multitude there will be many who
will want to stay-to buy property, to
engage in business or industries in this
fertile and healthy country, rendered so
accessible from the outside world by a
short route over which they can come
and go, and ship and receive what they
need, or have to sell. Talla-
hassee will speedily become bustling,
busy city, and will be-as the heart is to
the body-the life-giving centre of the
county, market for its products, either
Of shipment or consumption, and mar
ket of merchandise supplies that will be
sold to farmers reasonably, because of re-
duced freights and large sales. Farming
industry will no longer be confined to
cotton and crops raised for home con-
sumption, for vegetables that could not
heretofore be shipped because of distance,
time and freight charges, will be within
few hours of hungry markets, and 80
truck farming will employ many persons
and occupy much land. The profitable
use of land will give value to land, and
many who have been Gland poor" will
be rich in the possession of that land,
because of its paying products or the
price that the moiety will command. If
the rich land of Leon secures the railroad,
it certainly is further security for the
prosperity of the county. This is as GER
tain to come as the railroad comes, and it
will come if the required amount of land
is subscribed. 1t is better to give land
than money, for the land remains with US
as county property, money producer
and taxpayer, and the company owning
1t will doubtless use efforts for its sale to
settlers who will make business for their
road by producing and consuming arti-
Giles Of freight and by travelling OH it.
We hope to be able to announce 10 our
next issue that our people have availed
themselves of the easy conditions on
which they may have what they have so
long and earnestly desired, and so often
been bitterly disappointed in obtaining.
If we come up to terms, in a short time
the avenue of prosperity will be opened,
and Tallahassee begin to progress to her
destiny as populous and yet more beau.
tiful city in the midst of populous and
always to be beautiful country. But the
pulse of progress will begin to throb even
before the railroad comes, for the assur.
ance of it will quicken the life of enter.
prise.